Here, CMAC provides information on researchers’ presentations for both public and specialized audiences.
Keynote Address to the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion, August 12, 2018 Dr. Wesley J. Wildman CMAC Executive Director Dr. Wesley J. Wildman gave the following keynote lecture at the 2018 International Association for the Cognitive Science…
After a winter break hiatus, CMACers are back to the grindstone. We had our first research meeting of 2019 on Wednesday, February 20, and heard from guest presenter and BU Psychology Masters student Khushboo Patel about her work with CMAC…
PhD. Candidate John Balch American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Denver, CO November 17-20, 2018 The American Academy of Religion brings thousands of professors and students, authors and publishers, religious leaders and interested laypersons to its Annual Meeting each year.…
7th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion August 12 – 15, 2018 It’s been a busy week of CMACer presentations & participation. Here’s a full listing of all that we were up to at…
Research Associate LeRon Shults Seventh International Conference of the Institute for American Religious and Philosophical Thought: Evolution and Transcendence June 20, 2018 Conference Summary: The theme of the 2018 IARPT conference is human transcendence considered in light of biocultural evolution. Central…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Khatera Alizada 36th System Dynamics PhD Colloquium at SUNY Albany May 11, 2018 Colloquium Summary: The Colloquium will draw together junior and senior system dynamicists from MIT-RPI-UAlbany and other universities to share their projects. Learn More about the Colloquium…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood Presbyterian Church in Sudbury MA USA May 4, 2018 Learn More about the Lecture
Post-Doctoral Fellow Khatera Alizada Complexity and Policy Studies (CAPS) 2018 Conference at the Computational and Public Policy Lab at George Mason University, Arlington VA USA April 20, 2018 Conference Summary: Complexity and Policy Studies (CAPS) offers a forum for addressing these issues…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood Museum of Science, Boston MA USA March 24, 2018 View More Information
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood Rabbis Without Borders Alumni Retreat at the Pearlstone Center, Reisterstown MD USA February 12, 2018 Retreat Summary: No matter where we all fall on the political, cultural and religious spectrum, we are all struggling in some way…
Doctoral Fellow Kate Stockly & Post-Doctoral Fellow Stephanie Arel and Research Associate Megan DeFranza Conference on Evolution of Religion II: How Biology, Psychology and Culture Interact November 14, 2017 Abstract: One of the most perpetually puzzling questions about religion is: why…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Khatera Alizada & Executive Director Wesley Wildman The Pardee School Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking at Boston University, Boston MA USA October 27, 2017 Workshop Summary: The Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking (FMHT), a research initiative…
Research Associate LeRon Shults Social Simulation Conference 2017 September 28, 2017 Conference Summary: The Social Simulation Conference 2017 was held in the O’Brien Centre in UCD, Dublin on 25 – 29 September, 2017 – Social Simulation for a Digital Society. This is…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood The International Association for the Psychology of Religion Conference: Culture, Context and Existential Challenges August 24, 2017 Abstract: Religiosity is linked with trait self-regulation and self-control, but it is unclear what drives this association. Here, I explore…
Research Associates LeRon Shults and Uffe Schjodt International Association for the Psychology of Religion: Culture, Context and Existential Challenges August 23, 2017 Conference Summary: The International Association for the Psychology of Religion (IAPR) holds bi-annual conferences that serve as a meeting…
Exeuctive Director Wesley Wildman and Research Associate LeRon Shults The Institute for American Religious and Political Thought 2017 Annual Conference: Antiblackness, Race and Philosophy June 13, 2017 Conference Summary: We invite proposals that address the relations among antiblackness, race-making, and religious…
Research Associate LeRon Shults Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research Opening March 2017 Summary: Using Multi-Agent Artificial Intelligence Models to Simulate Social Policy Learn More
Executive Director Wesley Wildman American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting: Cognitive Science Group and IACSR November 19, 2016 Conference Summary: Join us for the 2016 AAR and SBL Annual Meetings in San Antonio! More than 1,200 events—academic sessions, additional meetings, receptions,…
Doctoral Fellow Connor Wood 6th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion August 22, 2016 Description: A new model and computer simulation of the relationship between religion self-regulation and mental well-being. Learn More About the…
Executive Director Wesley Wildman University of Otago July 26, 2016 Description: The Puzzle of Modeling Religious Cognition